Appeal No. 95-3686
Application No. 08/034,794
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a mono-axially oriented
polypropylene film with sodium benzoate as an additive to
reduce shrinkage. Claim 1, which is illustrative of the
subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:
1. A mono-axially oriented polypropylene film comprising:
1) polypropylene,
2) sodium benzoate,
wherein the sodium benzoate ranges up to 1000 ppm.
THE REFERENCE
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Hughes 3,540,979 Nov. 17, 1970
THE ISSUE
In the Final Rejection (Paper No. 5), the examiner
rejected claims 1 through 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Hughes. The examiner further rejected
claims 1 through 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable "over
Applicant's disclosure of prior art (page 3, SPEc), lines 15
through 25" (Final Rejection, page 2, penultimate paragraph).
The latter rejection was based on a discussion of prior art
references in the "BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION" portion of
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